Sweet Fall Pippin
AppleOrigin/History
Grown in Westchester County, New York. Beach (1905) notes it was also occasionally found in Western New York. By 1905, Beach reported it was not listed by nurserymen and was gradually going out of cultivation. He describes it as not a good variety for commercial planting.
Tree
Large, spreading, vigorous to very vigorous (Beach). Hardy and a reliable cropper, yielding good crops annually or nearly annually (Beach). Downing and Elliott both describe the tree simply as vigorous and productive.
Fruit
Size: Large.
Form: Oblate.
Stem: Short, set in a large cavity.
Cavity: Large.
Calyx: Closed, set in a very shallow basin.
Basin: Very shallow.
Skin: Greenish yellow, slightly sprinkled with brown dots.
Flesh: Juicy, sweet, and rich.
Core/Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
October to November according to Downing, Elliott, and Thomas. Beach extends the season from October to January.
Uses
Good either for dessert or for culinary uses (Beach).
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 4 period pomological works
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Sweet Fall Pippin. Grown in Westchester Co., N. Y. Tree vigorous, productive. Fruit large, oblate, greenish yellow, slightly sprinkled with brown dots. Stalk short, in a large cavity. Calyx closed, in a very shallow basin. Flesh juicy, sweet, and rich. Good. October, November.
— S.A. Beach, The Apples of New York, Vol. 2 (1905)SWEET FALL PIPPIN.
REFERENCES. 1. Downing, 1857:192. 2. Warder, 1867:733. 3. Thomas, 1875:513.
SYNONYMS. None.
A large, greenish-yellow apple, good either for dessert or for culinary uses; in season from October to January. The tree is large, spreading, vigorous to very vigorous, hardy and a reliable cropper yielding good crops annually or nearly annually. It is not a good variety for commercial planting. Downing refers to it as being grown in Westchester county (1). It is also occasionally found in Western New York. We do not find it listed by nurserymen and it is gradually going out of cultivation.
— F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)Sweet Fall Pippin. From Westchester Co., N. Y. Tree, vigorous, productive. Fruit, large, oblate ; skin, greenish yellow, slightly sprinkled with brown dots ; stalk, short, in a large cavity ; calyx, closed, in a very shallow basin ; flesh, juicy, sweet, and rich, October, November.
— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)Sweet Fall Pippin. Large, oblate, greenish-yellow; sweet, rich. October, November. N. Y.